Anton Myrer Books in Order
Anton Myrer has written 8 books, published between 1951 and 1982. The first book is Evil Under the Sun (1951) and the newest is A Green Desire (1982). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 8
- Published
- 1951–1982
- Pages on record
- 3,369 in 5 of 8 books
- Reading time
- 56–84 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 3,369 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 5 of 8 titles with a page count on record.
Anton Myrer (1922-1996) served in the United States Marine Corps and wrote fiction about American military life in combat and in peacetime. Eight books are catalogued between Evil Under the Sun (1951) and A Green Desire (1982). Once An Eagle, published in 1968 while the Vietnam War was at its height, became required reading for Marines and a text used in leadership training at West Point. Historical fiction and the Second World War head the recorded subjects. Five of the eight books have a recorded length, totalling 3,369 pages.
How many Anton Myrer books are there?
Anton Myrer has 8 books, released between 1951 and 1982.
Anton Myrer Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 8 Anton Myrer books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.
- 1Evil Under the Sun1951 · confirmed 1/41951–1/4
- 2The Big War1957 · 512 pages · confirmed 1/419575121/4
- 3The Violent Shore1962 · confirmed 1/41962–1/4
- 4The Intruder1965 · confirmed 1/41965–1/4
- 5Once An Eagle1968 · 1291 pages · confirmed 1/4196812911/4
- 6The Tiger Waits1973 · 378 pages · confirmed 1/419733781/4
- 7The Last Convertible1978 · 612 pages · confirmed 1/419786121/4
- 8A Green Desire1982 · 576 pages · confirmed 1/419825761/4
Anton Myrer books grouped by series
Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. None of these groups has a reading-order page of its own on this site.
Standalone books
8 books8 Anton Myrer titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Anton Myrer books in order?
No. No source lists any of the 8 Anton Myrer books here as part of a series. The numbered table above gives them by publication date.
Where to start with Anton Myrer
Start with Evil Under the Sun (1951), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Anton Myrer book?
A Green Desire (1982) is the newest Anton Myrer book released so far.
Is there a new Anton Myrer book coming?
No next Anton Myrer book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Anton Myrer at a glance
- Died
- Anton Myrer died in 1996, according to Wikidata.
- Last book
- The newest book credited to Anton Myrer on record dates from 1982.
- Release pace
- Anton Myrer books have appeared about one every 4 years on average.
- Length
- 3,369 pages across the 5 of 8 books with a recorded length, a median of 576 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Anton Myrer books, 3 of 8, were published in the 1960s.
What the Anton Myrer books are about
6 of the 8 Anton Myrer books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: world war, 1939-1945 is tagged on 2 of 6. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- World War, 1939-1945 2 of 6 books